Macpherson's Lament chords by Louis Killen, The Clancy Brothers
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Verse 1
(D major) Farewell, ye dungeons,
dark (A major) and strong,
Farewell, (D major) farewell (G major) to ye! (B minor)
(D major) Macpherson's life will no be (A major) long
On (D major) yonder gallows (G major) tree.
(A major) Say ran (D major) -tan -lee (G major) and say (D major) wan (A major) -tan -lee,
say (D major) don -tan -lee, (G major) gay thee (B minor)
He (G major) played (D major) a (G major) tune and he
(A major) danced around
below (D major) the (G major) gallows tree (A major)
Take (D major) off these bands from (A major) off my hands
and (D major) give to me my sword (B minor)
And there's (D major) no a man in (A major) all Scotland
but I'll (D major) brave him (G major) at his word
(A major) Say rantantly (D major) (G major) and say (D major) want (A major) antly,
Say (D major) dauntingly (G major) gay dee, (B minor)
He played (D major) a (G major) tune and he (D major) danced (A major) around
Below (D major) the (G major) gallows tree.
(A major) Oh, there's (D major) some come here
for to (A major) see me hung
And some (D major) to buy my fiddle (B minor)
But before (D major) that I do part (A major) with her
I'll (D major) break her (G major) through the middle
(A major) He took (D major) his (G major) fiddle in both (A major) of his hands
And he (D major) broke it (G major) o 'er a (B minor) stone
Saying there's (D major) no other (G major) hand
shall play (A major) on thee
When (D major) I am (G major) dead and (A major) gone
Say rambly (D major) (G major) and say (D major) wantonly, (A major)
say dauntingly (D major) (G major) giddy, (B minor)
He played (D major) a (G major) tune and he (A major) danced around
below (D major) the (G major) gallows tree.
(A major) The re (D major) prieve was (A major) comin'
o 'er the brig of Banff
To set (D major) Macpherson free (B minor)
But they put (D major) the clock a (A major) quarter before
And they (D major) hanged him (G major) from a tree (A major)
Say wrong (D major) -tun (G major) -ly and say (D major) one (A major) -tun -ly
Say done (D major) -tun (G major) -ly, gate (B minor) -ee
He'll (D major) play the (G major) tune and
he'll (A major) dance around
Below (D major) the (G major) gallows tree
(A major)
Macpherson's Lament
Louis Killen, The Clancy Brothers
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